The July 24 event is part of the truck series’ 22-race schedule announced by NASCAR on Wednesday.

Stewart is hoping the unique event as well as its race date — the Wednesday before the Indianapolis Motor Speedway weekend — will create enthusiasm for the event.

“It’s just really a dream come true for us not only as a promoter … (but) to imagine that 42 years later we’re going to be taking a national NASCAR series back to a dirt track at Eldora Speedway is a huge honor for us,” Stewart said.

The format, and whether there will be heat or qualifying races as well as the length of the race, is still to be determined, according to NASCAR Senior Vice President Steve O’Donnell.

The 2013 truck schedule will have two new venues — Eldora and the road course at Canadian Tire Motorsport Park (Mosport) in Canada — and also feature a return to Rockingham Speedway in North Carolina.

Atlanta Motor Speedway will not host a truck race in 2013, while Kentucky will have one race instead of two.